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Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (18 Mar 2008)

Philip Hammond: ...is for one year only, echoing the one-year pre-election council tax bonus paid to pensioners in 2005. The education spending announcements came with no new money. The rhetorical commitment to extra money for our fighting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan turned out to be a mere accountant's note, transferring money that is already spent from the contingency reserve to the defence budget. The...

Orders of the Day: European Communities (Finance) Bill (19 Nov 2007)

Philip Hammond: ..., 37,000 teachers, 42,000 prison places or, if the Chief Secretary prefers this currency, 1.2 million hip replacements. It would also pay for much-needed equipment for our front-line troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are used to this Government's casual attitude to public money: £5.7 billion was wasted on tax credit overpayments; £3 billion was spent on nine NHS reorganisations...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq (15 Dec 2003)

Mr Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Iraq.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq (3 Dec 2003)

Mr Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much of the projected aid budget for reconstruction in Iraq has been funded by changes in the aid budget for other countries in financial year 2003–04.

Orders of the Day — Fire Services Bill: Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State (3 Jun 2003)

Mr Philip Hammond: ...the likely duration of the present emergency. That task has a number of facets, perhaps the most prominent being the need to deploy large numbers of British troops for peacekeeping duties in Iraq. There is also the possibility that as the war on terrorism unfolds, British troops will be called on for missions elsewhere in the world. The duration of the Bill should be limited so that more...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq (6 May 2003)

Mr Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the United States of America on safeguarding Iraq's archaeological heritage in the course of war.

Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 (10 Mar 2003)

Mr Philip Hammond: ...by the FBU—it seems that the dispute is not about to end and there is a clear possibility of further strikes in the near future, including during military action, which may occur in or around Iraq. If I may, I shall put two specific questions to the Minister, and I hope that he is prepared to deal with those wider issues. First, in the circumstances that the country finds itself in,...

Public Bill Committee: Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill: Clause 10 - Legal Proceedings (10 Dec 2002)

Mr Philip Hammond: ...proceedings in some circumstances. Imagine the Foreign Secretary's indignation if the Government of Zimbabwe were to introduce a provision like that into their electoral law. I will not mention Iraq because it is probably a poor example of the involvement of the judiciary in the electoral process. However, if the Government of some country with a less good tradition and history of...